Duca di Salaparuta
Nero d'Avola Duca Enrico 2021
| Denomination | DOC Sicilia Nero d'Avola |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nero d'Avola |
| Aging | At least 18 months in French oak barrels, it acquires complexity, style and longevity. 18 months in temperature-controlled bottles to complete the organoleptic qualities and enhance the characteristic bouquet. |
Description
'Duca Enrico', first produced in 1984, is one of the iconic wines of Italian and international oenology. The first Nero d'Avola in purity in the history of Sicilian wines, this noble red, which comes from only a few select vineyards within the Suor Marchesa Estate, is a wine of aristocratic charm and unmistakable style.
Awards
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2021
5Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2021
91/100
Decanter is a wine and lifestyle magazine, published monthly in around 90 countries. The magazine includes industry news, classic guides and advice on wine and spirits.
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2021
2This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2021
3One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
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2021
4Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1824
- Oenologist: Team di tecnici
- Bottles produced: 9.500.000
- Hectares: 150
In this part of the island for centuries the Nero d'Avola, the prince of the Sicilian vines, which in the area of Riesi, thanks to special conditions pedoclimatic, has found an ideal habitat.
The vineyards, currently about 127 hectares, are located on soils with a composition of silicaocalcarea that allows the roots to penetrate deeply finding water, rare and precious in this part of Sicily in summer.
Here are born some of the great Duca di Salaparuta wines, each with its own personality. different thanks to the fact that the grapes from which they are born are harvested in different areas. of the estate. the particular exposure to the sun and wind of the vineyards and the nature characteristic of the various areas of the soil, in fact, guarantee different fruits to a few yards apart.
Duca Entico 2017 received a special award as Best Wine from Nero d'Avola grapes from Doctor Wine - Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy 2022 with 96 points out of 100. Read more
| Name | Duca Salaparuta Nero d'Avola Duca Enrico 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Sicilia DOC |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nero d'Avola |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Duca di Salaparuta |
| Origin | Casteldaccia (Palermo). |
| Climate | Altitude: 200-300 m. a.s.l. Mild winters with very dry springs and summers. |
| Soil composition | Mixed composition, calcareous-siliceous. |
| Cultivation system | Head-training. |
| Plants per hectare | 5,000. |
| Yield per hectare | 1.2 kg/hectare maximum. |
| Harvest | By hand, at full ripening. |
| Wine making | Destemming of the grapes, maceration at 28-30°C for 8 - 10 days and subsequent malolactic fermentation. |
| Aging | At least 18 months in French oak barrels, it acquires complexity, style and longevity. 18 months in temperature-controlled bottles to complete the organoleptic qualities and enhance the characteristic bouquet. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |